Question: Dear Tarun, in your dīkṣā-paramparā, one of the principal ācāryas after Śrī Jahnavā Mātā is Śrī Dhanañjaya Paṇḍita. But in Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā (127) we read: vasudāma sakhā yaś ca paṇḍitaḥ śrī-dhanañjayaḥ “Kṛṣṇa’s friend Vasudāma became Dhanañjaya Paṇḍita in Gaura-līlā.” Your Gurudeva, Śrī Ananta Dās Bābājī Mahārāja, practices and teaches mañjarī-bhāva-sādhana. How can this be if … Continue reading Another Sweet Aspect of Śrīman Mahāprabhu’s Mercy
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Śrī Guru — The Living Current of Divine Grace
A reflection on Śrī Guru Tattva Vijñāna by Śrīla Ananta Dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja There is a profound difference between accepting the idea of a spiritual teacher and understanding Śrī Guru-tattva.For the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava, Śrī Guru is not merely a learned person from whom we acquire religious information. Nor is Guru simply an adviser whom we … Continue reading Śrī Guru — The Living Current of Divine Grace
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Honoring Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura Without Rewriting Gauḍīya History
There is a story that is sometimes repeated in modern Gauḍīya circles:After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His immediate followers, Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism supposedly entered a long period of darkness and degeneration, until Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura appeared in the nineteenth century and “saved” the tradition. I find this narrative deeply problematic. Not because I have too little … Continue reading Honoring Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura Without Rewriting Gauḍīya History
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THE NECESSITY OF TAKING SHELTER AT SRI GURU’S LOTUS FEET
One who wants to worship the Supreme Lord must first of all take shelter of the lotus feet of Sri Guru. bhajana-sadhana is far removed from one who does not take shelter of the lotus feet of Sri Guru, because this is the gate through which one enters the path of bhakti. This does not … Continue reading THE NECESSITY OF TAKING SHELTER AT SRI GURU’S LOTUS FEET
